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Could I get off at the last port before Brisbane and then fly onwards? I mean technically abandon the return nights.

I need a Dyson - 2 small rooms carpet only. Any thoughts on what to get via the Dyson website Boxing Day sale?

Good question. Usually these kind of issues don't even screen through - this is to say....we don't investigate. I had a call from a nurse…

Sure was. Risk aversion keeps you in a job as a Manager,

If I was I trouble I would hire him. Didn't like him telling off for doing my job for his clients' kids who were terribly neglected.

I have so much respect for the optimism of peoples....Imagine that being that person.

I hear you. I didn't know about the forced displacement of Catholics from Poland till I met a man who was terribly troubled. He wanted for…

I don't thing you can fix intergenerational trauma by awareness. I do think you can raise awareness but the actual fix for families and…

I don't thing there is enough money in the world to solve the problem. Intergenerational trauma is a huge thing. Depends on your genetics…

Thanks - look after your partner!! Vicarious trauma is a real thing.

Yes - Lateral violence or abuse is a real thing

A few Bikies have made threats. Also a one highly regarded solicitor. Most parents who have the their children removed will do anything or…

$66661 is the starting salary. Seems pretty good unless you pro-rata it.

Both. I was too troublesome. I let too many kids stay at home,

I do it for free. I work in a different field now - but once a social worker always.

It is tough - but the reality is that children (regardless of what kind of abuse they have suffered) usually need connection. They will…

Than you. My ex-husband (nothing to do with me being a social worker!) is a school teacher. The work school teachers have to do and the…

It is a sad reality but there are very options for children who cannot be safe with their parent(s)/caregiver(s). Foster or care options…

I don't know how to quote but essentially: Very few parents every get their children back. Very few parents alter their lives in a way…

I am not in the field anymore.

You generally need a degree but in the mid 1990s in QLD anyone with a degree was hired. For example....if you went to uni and got an…

Thanks! I don't do it anymore!

Pay goes up but you can't keep onto your accured hours. They reset after a month. I was earning less than 17 dollars an hour in 2017.…

Thanks for your insight. Yes to all of the above.

Darlinghurst NSW

I am a social worker. Social work is somewhat of a calling. My main professional paid work as a social worker was in Child Protection. I…

https://www.sistersinside.com.au/ Helping our first nations women who are in jail, often for minor non violent offences.

Ta.

They seem like poor odds

Lol…no. But lockdown requires flexibility.